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After news broke Wednesday that Jude Law was expecting a love child with mystery woman, everyone's been curious about the woman who captured his heart DNA, and here she is!

24-year-old model slash wannabe actress Samantha Burke was living in Jersey City (a Jersey Girl?!?) when she hooked up with the Brit bad boy while he was in the Big Apple shooting Sherlock Holmes.

Just a little bit about her (courtesy of her profile on modelmayhem.com):

    "Hello there! Well my name is Samantha, obviously. I am passionate about fashion and photography, but of course I just love to be in front of the camera.

    I've been modelling locally for about eight years now and do not want to give it up! I would love to go full-time eventually.

    I worked in New York City this past summer of 07' and I'm now across the river in Jersey City. I attended acting classes at the New York Studio for Film & Television. It was a commercial and soap opera based course. I loved it! I wouldn't mind modeling AND acting."


Well, she's certainly starring in one of the year's biggest dramas now!

Lawyers for both the Law and Burke confirm that the baby is in fact Jude's, and that he's committed to supporting the illegitimate child, a girl due in October. However, The Sun reports that Burke's retained the services of a "high-powered" attorney who will fight to make sure she gets everything the baby needs...and more.

"Jude is in for a seriously tough time," a source tells the paper. "He's accepted he's the father and promised to do everything he can as a father. But the family in New York want it in writing. There is a high-powered lawyer in the girl's family getting involved and Jude is terrified he will be cleaned out. Her family are also furious he's had his way and disappeared back to Britain. The girl wants a large maintenance payment and financial costs, including a percentage of Jude's future earnings, agreed in writing."

I guess it pays to know the Law!

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